RSR Justice is a niche recruitment agency, who provide staffing services to the offender management and criminal justice sectors.
RSR are currently recruiting for a Senior Probation Officer based in Croydon.
Location: Croydon Crown Court and Croydon Magistrates Court
Contract: Temp
Work hours: Full time or Part time
Salary: £23.85 PAYE - £31.08 Umbrella per hour
Your duties will include but not be limited to:
1. To ensure that all team resources, including interventions, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the organisation’s strategic aims.
2. To ensure that staff can efficiently and effectively meet the requirements of the NPS’ contract with NOMS, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) and local business plans as required.
3. To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to maximise LDU/team performance, evaluate practice and deliver organisational aims.
4. To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues.
5. To ensure that offender managers manage risk appropriately, and meet all public protection standards and targets.
6. To contribute directly to public protection through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback.
Person Specification
1. Experienced SPO's or Probation Officers, who have been qualified for 18 months or more.
2. Substantial experience with a proven record of good practice in a variety of settings (including offender risk assessment and management) as a Probation Officer or from working within another criminal justice agency or related work context.
3. Understanding of the role of the Probation Service in the Criminal Justice System and in a multi-disciplinary setting.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the factors which influence engagement with victims.
5. Experience of risk management and assessment, understanding of multi-agency risk assessment and management procedures.
6. Evidence of ability to evaluate practice.
7. Evidence of ability to provide a practice perspective on policy development.
8. Experience of working under pressure and fulfilling demanding deadlines.
9. Experience of working flexibly as a member of a team to achieve performance targets.
If you would like to apply or want further information please contact (email address removed).
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
You will require a DBS check for this role. We are able to process a DBS Check for you which is a requirement for this position.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
RSR Justice is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.
The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.
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